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恶性循环

è xìng xún huándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
vicious circle
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-aa9a0607bb381498. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

惡性循環 恶性循环 [e4 xing4 xun2 huan2] /vicious circle/

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Other forms in these source records: 惡性循環

  • 恶
    ě

    used in 惡心|恶心[ě xīn]

    è

    evil / fierce / vicious / ugly / coarse / to harm

    wù

    to hate / to loathe / ashamed / to fear / to slander

  • 性
    xìng

    nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 循
    xún

    (bound form) to follow / to act in accordance with

  • 环
    huán

    ring / hoop / loop / (chain) link / classifier for scores in archery etc / to surround / to encircle / to hem in

    Huán

    surname Huan

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.